As
a
follow-on
to
the
recently
released
IBM
CFO
Study
and
in
advance
of
our
IBM
Cognos
Virtual
Finance
Forum,
we've
put
together
10
best
practices
(in
no
particular
order)
for
rolling
forecasts
that
should
help
anyone
exploring
this
path.
Rolling
forecasts
form
the
framework
of
a
well-oiled
information
system
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A
quick
heads
up
to
those
of
you
heading
to
next
week's
Gartner
BI
Summit
at
the
Mandalay
Bay
in
Vegas.
IBM
is
a
major
sponsor
for
this
year's
show,
so
you'll
be
hard
pressed
not
to
notice
the
booth
or
the
fine
IBMers
staffing
it.
This
will
be
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Business
Intelligence
Excellence
is
the
focus
of
today's
Session
Spotlight.
Join
Lars
Milde,
Kris
Kaderli
and
Tracy
Harris
in
one
of
five
one-hour
workshops
on
becoming
a
BI
Champion.
These
are
typically
dynamic
sessions
with
a
minimum
of
slideware.
Here
I've
highlighted
the
first
twoPreparing
Your
Business
Intelligence
and
Performance
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It's
been
a
busy
week
for
sports
fans,
and
a
great
one
where
my
own
allegiances
are
concerned.
Duke
are
NCAA
champs,
Chelsea's
back
at
the
top
of
the
Premier
League
and
the
Maple
Leafs
cemented
their
spot
in
... Read more

Lest
you
think
I've
forgotten
about
the
financial
performance
management
aspect
of
the
Business
Analytics
program
at
IOD
EMEA,
here
are
two
customer
sessions
focusing
on
my
friends
in
the
Office
of
Finance.
The
first
will
appeal
to
those
of
you
with
IBM
Cognos
8
Planning;
the
second
focuses
... Read more

So
many
sessions,
so
many
choices.
For
today's
Session
Spotlight
I've
chosen
two
customer
submissions,
both
of
which
will
appeal
to
those
of
you
with
mature
or
nearly
mature
deployments.
The
first
explores
Competency
Centers
while
the
second
looks
at
what's
involved
in
managing
an
enterprise-wide
BI
deployment.
Tomorrow
... Read more

As
mentioned
in
yesterday's
post,
here's
the
first
of
10
"Session
Spotlights"
from
the
Business
Analytics
program
at
IOD
EMEA.
Each
day
over
the
next
two
weeks,
I'll
be
featuring
selected
session
abstracts
that
will
help
you
answer
the
question,
"What
do
you
expect
to
get
out
of
this
... Read more

If
you're
still
undecided
about
whether
or
not
to
attend
Information
On
Demand
EMEA
in
Rome
this
year,
or
if
you're
having
trouble
crafting
a
business
case
to
justify
a
trip
to
the
Eternal
City,
you're
in
luck.
Our
team
has
just
published
a
great
e-zine
that
focuses
specifically
on
... Read more

Quick
note:
every
Monday
starting
today,
we'll
be
kicking
off
the
week
with
a
feature
article
exploring
a
specific
aspect
of
the
IBM
Business
Analytics
solution
(hence
the
footnotes).
Next
week,
we'll
look
at
the
keys
to
rolling
forecasts.
Today's
feature
looks
at
the
role
of
business
analytics
writ
large
... Read more

Some
encouraging
and
surprising
choices
in
CIO
Insights
list
of
recommended
spring
reading
for
IT
pros.
Encouraging
because
like
Leading
Outside
the
Lines,
by
Jon
Katzenbach
and
Zia
Khan
or
Young
World
Rising,
by
Rob
Salkowitz
or
The
Language
of
Trust,
by
Michael
Maslansky,
most
titles
dealt
with
business
... Read more

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